A Global Times editorial suggested the official secrecy around the brutal suppression of pro-democracy protesters in 1989 has allowed the country to advance.
lauding the Chinese strategy of suppressing discussion or remembrance of the 1989 movement.
"Dropping the incident thereafter has been aimed at helping the country leave the shadow behind, avoid disputes, and help all Chinese people face the future," the editorial continued. The late 1980s were a turbulent time in global politics. As the Soviet Union failed, popular uprisings and economic collapses happened across Central and Eastern Europe. While the USSR disintegrated, China's brutal suppression of its student protesters headed off calls for greater personal freedoms and democratic governance.
The editorial suggested that western politicians who commemorate the event are"mainly influenced by their countries' relations with China," though claimed such an approach will be dismissed by the Chinese people.
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